Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-20 | Page 1 | Famed Cartoonist; Wife Living Apart

r i Escorts Another i s 5 5 f JOHN HELD JR Wife life Stays on Farm fAMED CARTOONIST WifE LIVING ING APA T Former Utah Artist Seen in Company of Young Broadway Actress WEST WESTPORT ORT Conn July 20 John John Held Jr famous cartoonist who created the flapper and collegiate collegiate col tol- col- col figures of humorous art and his wife wICe Mrs l Ada Johnson Held arc separated Jt K it was learned toda today While the artists artist's wife and their children remain at nt Grindstone Hill wn farm Carm an estate that Is one ohe of Connecticut's Con Con- Connecticut's Con Con- showplaces Held occupies a penthouse apartment In New York He Is seen constantly constant in the thc com corn company company pany of Claiborne Foster the tire young oung Broadway actress who was named as last February in a dl- dl Continued rn on Pace Eight BlAMED FOR RAil PUG T f 0 Continued from Pue One J caused by motor moter truck pipeline a arm waterways competition 3 That undoubtedly has had a large effect the witness replied INCREASE ADVISED jj Ii Then it Is your cont contention tJi that t the government must increase rt rites nUs or regulate your sour competitors Eastman East East- astman t. t man continued Dick replied in the affirmative Dont you see sec any way of working working work work- ing out the situation by economics economies of operation We might muddle through Th The cure in that method however W d delay the return of confidence of in- in for lor many years After Eastman concluded conclude his ques que the interrogation was continued contin contino by R. R C. C Fulbright representing the National Industrial league and southern shippers Fulbright reminded Dick of taken In 1921 when legal require ments for purchases of ot bonds were suspended until the credit condition n of the carriers Improved He asked the witness if a similar moratorium could not be declared now i J SUGGESTS STATE ACTION Tho witness said he believed th the legal requirements that that- railroad earn one and one-half one times their fixed charges over a period of ot years could be suspended by action of state tatt legislatures Attempting to show that seven severa roads were in an excellent condition even now Fulbright asked Dick if he knew that the Southern Pacific had a net railway operating Income in the month of May which was almost as much as the roads road's net nel Income for tor the first four months o ot 1931 FulbrIght showed statistic reports to which the witness agreed d showing the net income of the Southern Southern South Sooth ern em Pacific was In May and anc for January February March and April combined Fulbright also brought out the Long Island railroad In 1930 earned 79 per cent upon Its entire capitalization tIon Would you say the Pennsylvania railroad was in this dire financial situation sit you bemoan asked Yes EARNS El OVER 8 PER CENT Last year ear the Pennsylvania earned over o 8 per cent on its entire capitalization said aId F i I dont don't know about that an nn answered Dick What alarms the pub lie lic about the Pennsylvania i is the fact that its earnings during the first four months of 1931 were for the corresponding period of 1930 were and for 1929 were I